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Waffle vs Wuffle - What's the difference?

waffle | wuffle |

As nouns the difference between waffle and wuffle

is that waffle is a flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern while wuffle is a gentle sniff or snort.

As verbs the difference between waffle and wuffle

is that waffle is to smash while wuffle is to sniff or snort gently.

waffle

English

Etymology 1

The (etyl) word wafel was adopted into English in the 1700s. The Dutch word, in turn, derives from the (etyl) w?fel]]'' (modern German ''Waffel''), which was borrowed into Middle English around 1377 as ''wafer'', and which is also the source of the French ''gaufre''. ''[[wafel, W?fel'', in turn, derives from the Old High German ''waba'', ''wabo'' (modern German ''Wabe''), meaning ''honeycomb'' and ultimately related to the word ''weave . The verb sense "to smash" derives from the manner in which waffle-batter is smashed into its shape between the two halves of a waffle iron, and the sense "to press a waffle pattern into" derives from the pattern the waffle-iron-halves impart.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.
    • The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream.
  • (countable, UK) A , a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.
    • Derived terms
    * waffled * waffle iron
    External links
    * (wikipedia "waffle")

    Verb

    (waffl)
  • To smash.
  • * 1995 , Peter Allen David, The Incredible Hulk: What savage beast :
    • The cab was waffled in between the two, Marsh never having a prayer or even a full comprehension of what happened to him. He was crushed flat, never even hearing the deafening screech of metal.
  • * 1997 , Bill Conlin, Kevin Kerrane (editor), "Batting cleanup, Bill Conlin" , page 121:
    • These were not the Cowboys who were waffled , 45-14, here at mid-season. They came prepared to play a championship football game, with an ultra-conservative game plan suited to the horrendous turf conditions, and came close to pulling it off [...]
  • * 2005 , Shawn Michaels, with Aaron Feigenbaum, Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story , Page 47:
    • Then I waffled him and knocked him down. Why I cut myself open with the razor, I'm not completely sure. I was like the idiot in a bar who gets all worked up and smashes a bottle over his head [...]
  • * 2006 , Gordon Forbes, Tales from the Eagles Sideline (updated edition), page 2:
    • Bednarik, however, says the play became legendary only because of the circumstances. " I did it [...] to the top honcho. He just happened to be there and the pass was thrown to him. I waffled him cleanly." [...] "He just cold-cocked Frank," said linebacker Bob Pellegrini, whose injury sent Bednarik into the game to play defense.

    Etymology 2

    From the (etyl) ''woof ). Also note (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • (uncountable) Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.
    • This interesting point seems to get lost a little within a lot of self-important waffle .
    Synonyms
    * see

    Verb

    (waffl)
  • To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. wiffle'', ''whiffle .
    • The geese waffled as they approached the water.
  • To speak or write vaguely and evasively.
  • * 1970 , John Galloway, The Gulf of Tonkin resolution , page 115:
    • Again the answer was "waffled ," for this did not say that no air units had been alerted. Only that none had been "identified." Moreover, the reply concerned air "unit[s]" as opposed to "air craft".
  • To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.
  • * 1976 Tony Hatch, So you want to be in the music business, Everest Books, p68
    • Unless you have a great line in gags or repartee don't waffle on aimlessly to your audience, or make in-jokes among yourselves, the band or the compere/DJ.
  • * 1984 "Apiary Antics- No.5," British bee journal , Volumes 112-113, p68
    • Before getting down to the nitty gritty of beekeeping, most contributors to BBJ like to waffle on for a bit about the weather, the state of their garden or something equally inconsequential.
  • * 2005 Bill Condon, No Worries, Univ. of Queensland Press, p78
    • She waffled on for ages. Usually I'd say something smart or make it obvious that I wasn't interested and couldn't be bothered listening.
  • * 2006 Carl Storm, A Mighty Fine Way to Live and Die, Backstrap Ltd, p8
    • The whole thing ended suddenly when the hotel manager arrived. He waffled on for a bit; this settled everyone down.
  • To vacillate.
    • He waffles between loving the movie and hating it, depending on who's asking.
  • To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.
  • * 2007 , Michael Koryta, Sorrow’s Anthem , Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-312-93660-0, page 146:
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    Synonyms
    * (vacillate) blow hot and cold * (speak or write vaguely and evasively) beat around the bush

    wuffle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gentle sniff or snort
  • * 1992 , , Kentucky Dreamer , Bethany House Publishers (1992), ISBN 1556612346, page 37:
    • Gray Dan'l begged for more—both carrots and loving. Even Gatesby acted glad to see her, a wuffle warming her fingers as he picked up his carrot.
  • * 1996 , Alison Kent, Call Me , Harlequin Books (1996), ISBN 9780373256945, page 157:
    • Harley smiled at the dog's contented wuffle and sigh. "How long until Guin is up and around?"
  • * 2003 , , Conqueror , Baen Books (2003), ISBN 074343594X, page 58:
    • "Ah, general," Bellamy said. Raj leaned back in the saddle and Horace halted with a resentful wuffle .
  • * 2005 , Barbara Cleverly, The Damascened Blade , Delta (2005), ISBN 9780385339506, page 77:
    • Candles flickered under the doors of the first two rooms, occupied by Zeman and Iskander. The next room was in darkness and silent apart from a stricken wuffle .
  • * 2009 , Anne Louise MacDonald, Seeing Red , Kids Can Press (2009), ISBN 1554532914, page 181:
    • At the word "treats," Jelly Bean jerked up her head and a sub-woofer wuffle fluttered her nostrils.

    Verb

    (wuffl)
  • To sniff or snort gently
  • * 1942 , "", The Litte Grey Men , Eyre & Spottiswoode (1942):
    • The black muzzle went 'wuffle', ' wuffle' over the sand and the man saw the short hairs bristle along its spine. Then the dog was called off and Giant Grum went up the bank.
  • * 1995 , , Seasons of Plenty , HarperCollins (1995), ISBN 0380774682, page 247:
    • After their first upset the children's dog kept a dignified distance from him; and when in the narrow passages the cat strayed too close, he would wuffle irritably, like an old Scotsman clearing his throat.
  • * 2001 , , The Great War: Breakthroughs , Del Ray (2001), ISBN 0345405641, page 138:
    • "Ma'am, we are doing what we can," Barksdale repeated stolidly. He took a deep breath, then let it wuffle out through his thick gray mustache.
  • * 2004 , Wendy Jane Evans, The Diggings Are Silent , Interactive Press (2004), ISBN 1876819243, page 77:
    • Beyond was a tangle of undergrowth fringing a pocket of rainforest. It seemed a place where a dog could wuffle to his heart's content.
  • * 2009 , Christopher J. Wortham, Fragments… From Two Lives on Three Continents , Eloquent Books (2009), ISBN 1606933302, page 18:
    • I could stand with my hands resting on the upper rail of the playpen and reach out to touch Rufus, the red setter, whose principal concern was evidently to entertain me. He would wuffle and snuggle from just outside, wagging his feathery tail in appreciation of his tiny young friend's attentions.